News – Johns Hopkins University Student Well-Being

Bridging the broadband gap in wake of COVID-19

As director for broadband development and connectivity for Louisiana, alum Veneeth Iyengar is working to increase access to digital services for education, telehealth, and more

The Games go on, but without fans. Will athletes' performance suffer?

Vikram Chib, whose research focuses on the brain processes behind motivation and incentive and how they relate to motor actions, discusses what to expect from participants in the Tokyo Olympics

Study explores COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and ways to reduce it

Messages that emphasize vaccination within people's social groups shown to be more effective at reversing vaccine hesitancy than messages that highlight national vaccine statistics

As more athletes use cannabis for aches and pain, there's more we need to know

Epidemiologist and former Olympic triathlete Joanna Zeiger is breaking barriers in cannabis research for pain and recovery treatment.

How viruses mutate and what can be done about it

Virologist Andrew Pekosz discusses what we know so far about coronavirus variants and what they mean for our understanding of SARS-CoV-2 overall

New project unites digital humanities, Black studies, and data and computation

Black Beyond Data, a new project backed by a $300,000 Mellon grant, will seek to create an open resource for scholars to combat racial injustice through digital humanities

Confronting a COVID-19 crisis half a world away

'Dome' catches up with the Hopkins students and faculty working to combat the coronavirus pandemic in India from afar

Bringing sustainability to fashion

Recent graduates Mecca McDonald and Mia Dunn have launched Mo.Na. Gems, a jewelry store selling biodegradable earrings and necklaces of their own design

Hand-writing letters shown to be best technique for learning to read

Hand-writing letters more effectively teaches reading skills compared to typing and watching videos, study finds

Aegon Transamerica Foundation and Carey collaboration supports underrepresented minority students

Funding from Transamerica supports a summer business training program for high schoolers, an ongoing mentorship program, and a new scholarship for grad students